This is an excerpt from one of the crewmembers, however, it has been edited to remove names and correct some mis-spellings.
Took off
from ORD to JFK from 9R heading east, thru FL180 climbing to FL290 we
experienced a large bang and a sudden yaw to the left. Noticing all engine
parameters to zero, except EGT stuck at 825, and the #1 thrust lever stuck in
climb thrust position, the obvious was an engine loss. F/O was flying and
stabilized the aircraft and we continued the climb. Before accomplishing any
checklists, we assessed the situation, looked out the window and saw that #1
not only quit, it left the airframe! We then talked to ATC and confessed to an
emergency. #1 hyd's were gone, #1 main fuel tank was intact as far as we could
tell, and Capt and Engineer did the checklists.We finished the checklists and landed
without incident. Capt and F/O did an awesome job of handling the airplane
and the only thing we commented on collectively, was how long it took for the
flaps to extend using the alternate system. 0 to 5 took 10 mins. 5 to 25 took
2 mins. Company has been
supportive, and we're in EHAM enjoying a day off. We have our own assumption,
F/O pumped the throttle one too many times, flooded it out, and it backfired
thru the carbuerater...probably low lead fuel...fly safe!